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Gojira
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And then of course there's the double-decker DR on 14th and 1st, which was shoehorned in right next to CVS. I still haven't forgiven the Walgreens corporation for taking out the old working bank clock that used to be there and inserting that insipid, useful to no one DR logo in its stead.

Other DR locations to close: 23rd at Third; Third at about 28th... gone.

The hard part is imagining what might take over Not banks. That's played out. A supermarket? Hardly. Just look at Third between 16th and 17th: 3/4 of that stretch is vacant, including the old supermarket space; will 7-11 open where Mariella used to serve great pizza?

Somehow we need to figure out how small business can again take root and thrive in smaller spaces.

Several times when I've needed a prescription, I've put it in at Walgreen's at 14th & 4th Ave, and they tell me they don't have the medication - but that the Duane Reade at this location does. Not sure what kind of management issues Walgreen's has.

Also, I hate this Duane Reade b/c they advertised "get your growlers filled here", etc. - it seemed to me to be pandering to the frat crowd. Further, the store is sprawling, but if you actually need things like vitamins, soap, bandaids, or other things a drugstore is known for, you have to walk past all the sandwiches, soda, beer, cosmetics, "seasonal items" & other crap to get there.

Duane Reade. Walgreens and all of these chains suck if you depend on them for any medications. They also closed down all of their walk in clinics, and they make life miserable for patients when they close down their pharmacies with little notice and force hundreds of people who depend on life saving medications to deal with another pharmacist, and this can delay getting medications for asthma, diabetes, blood presssure. etc. You're better off going to an independent pharmacy if you can find one that hasn't been driven out of business.

Will miss Mariella forever! 8th to 18th street from Broadway east to Third Ave is still wildly overstored with Walgreens/DR megastores and way too much competition in place for grocery entry. Expanding the DR corner 10th Street/Third Ave extremely misguided as multiple better opetions within chain within blocks and always empty, plus 10th Street frontage where all windows stretching a third of way down the block now permanently blacked out creates blight in place of light and life from former restaurant tenants. Has been convenient for the crusties tho....

Fine by me. I love New York City Pharmacy on 1st Ave btwn 12th & 13th. They aren't big and don't have the stock that a CVS/Walgreens/Duane Reade does, but for prescriptions and service they are the best (and often cheaper!). Please help keep this store in business!

New York Pharmacy on First is THE BEST!!! Wonderful, caring family business. Love love love them. But you know what? My insurance co -- and yours -- wants us all to do drugs by mail order through CVS etc. No fair.

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